alpine
Of, relating to, or inhabiting mountains, especially above the timberline.
Other meanings
Of, relating to, or inhabiting the Alps, a large mountain range in Europe.
Of or relating to slalom and downhill skiing.
Related words
- alpine hawkweed
- afroalpine
- alpinely
- alpinesque
- alpinism
- alpinist
- Calpine
- semialpine
- alpine accentor
- alpine salamander
- alpine bullhead
- alpine butterfly bend
Word history
From Latin "Alpīnus".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “alpine” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.